Cracking your back or neck might provide quick relief and a satisfying popping noise — but is it a safe practice? "When you stretch or manipulate your spine, such as by twisting or bending, the ...

Long tiring days at work with hours of being trapped in a fixed position, your back might feel stiff, tense or frozen. To find relief, you move and manipulate your back until you feel the stretch of ...

A registered nurse went viral online for warning viewers about the dangers of getting your back cracked, including the possibility of paralysis. The nurse named Sugar, or @mylifeassugar_, posted the ...

I’ve got my fair share of unconscious habits: running my hands through my hair, tapping my feet, pursing my lips when I’m concentrating—and, of course, cracking my knuckles. That last one is perhaps ...

A study published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) shows the potential for using ‘cracking’ technology to reduce the environmental impact of nitrous oxide (N 2 O), used ...